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Kids Culture 12.12.24

The next session of the Arts and Eats program for teens happens tomorrow afternoon from 2:45 to 4:30 at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. Also coming up for kids and teens: Sewing Club, custom trucker hats, the science of flying, an escape room, and more.

Shark Fin: Billy Did Do It, but With Whom?

“It’s not like I went to the moon or anything, but it’s something I did that was pretty cool when I was 10 years old,” Billy Strong said, before objecting to someone else “taking credit” for a 1976 "Jaws"-inspired prank at Town Pond.

Propose Mashashimuet Park Entrance Changes

Mashashimuet Park could be getting a new entrance, Sag Harbor Village’s deputy mayor, Ed Haye, announced at Tuesday night’s village board meeting. It would be moved south of its current location, he said, onto the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, and could be folded into Suffolk County’s planned renovation to that road.

Pondering Alternate Members for Appointed Boards

The East Hampton Town Board discussed on Tuesday the procedure for when members of the architectural review board or the zoning board of appeals must be absent from meetings and an alternate must be formally accepted into the process.

On the Police Logs 12.12.24

Police went to Iacono’s Farm on Long Lane on the morning of Nov. 20 to investigate a theft of eggs. Apparently two people, whose identities were redacted, had taken three boxes of eggs from the honor box outside without paying. One of them agreed to pay $24 in restitution.

Felony D.W.I. Is Charged

A single-car accident on Three Mile Harbor Road in Springs, in which a driver struck mailboxes and shrubs by the side of the road, led to an arrest on a charge of felony drunken driving on the night of Nov. 30.

Letters to the Editor for December 12, 2024

This week’s load of reader comment, with a note about the holiday deadlines for the next batch of letters to the editor.

The Way It Was for December 12, 2024

From 1949 water worries on the eve of massive Long Island development to the small triumph of halting gun sales at the Bridgehampton Kmart, it happened here, news junkies.

Land Should Be Landmarked

A call to give landmark status to about 30 acres in Wainscott recently bought by East Hampton Town should be heeded.

How to Spot a Crackpot

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist, is a Senate vote away from becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Fresh Paint, Please

The intersection at Cedar and North Main Streets and a bit farther north at the split of Three Mile Harbor and Springs-Fireplace Roads are two areas that desperately need a fresh set of painted lines.

The Mast-Head: Kings of the Bay

Boating season came to an end with a whimper, though in my imagination the year was not going to be like this.

The Shipwreck Rose: Epiphany

The music room in my house is what “the parlor” was to Americans in the mid-20th century: the room that time forgot.

Gristmill: Monktini Dreaming

A divine stay at a monastery turned hotel in Pittsburgh.

Relay: Six Months in the Newsroom

Coming full circle in a job that’s as important as ever.

Guestwords: A Glossary of Bodily Functions

The Great Chain of Being — a scatological take.

Recorded Deeds 12.12.24

So many real estate moves, so little time.

Bonac Had Three Sprig Champions

Ethan Mitchell, who coaches East Hampton High School’s wrestling team, sent 23 competitors to the mats in Saturday’s Frank (Sprig) Gardner tournament here. Eight of them reached the semifinal round, and four made it to the finals.

The Boys Swim Team ‘Showed Grit’

The East Hampton High School boys swimming team began its season last week with losses to Half Hollow Hills-Kings Park and to Ward Melville, but notched a number of personal bests and county-qualifying times in the process.

Madison Tip-Off Tourney on Tap

The East Hampton High School boys basketball season is to begin in earnest Friday with the Kendall Madison Tip-Off tournament here. Bridgehampton, Shelter Island, and the Ross School are the other teams contending.